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Red White and Blue Patriotic Poke Cake

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

We adore thisRed White and Blue Patriotic Poke Cake, and not just for 4th of July, or Memorial Day.The combination of strawberry, and blueberry filling makes this a favorite over a lemon yellow cake. It creates the ultimate mouthful of flavor explosion. I used the Lemon Yellow Cake from my Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake, because it's the perfect vessel for the filling.

I was going to make a flag out of strawberries, and blueberries on the top of the Red White and Blue Patriotic Poke Cake, but my back pain won this round. I had forgotten until we had already sliced into it.. Oh, well.. Such is life. So, we decorated each piece with a half sliced strawberry, and blueberry.I might have to make another video just for the strawberry, blueberry, flag on the top of the cake. As you can see from my Instagram pic from a few years back it's extremely easy to make. Let's make the cake shall we?

For the Lemon Yellow Cake: In a large mixing bowl cream together 3/4 cup Butter, 1 2/3 cup Sugar, and 1 teaspoon Lemon Zest, until mixture is light, and fluffy.

Alternate filling the holes with a stripe of strawberry filling, and then blueberry filling. Gently work into holes. A little swirling is ok, but be careful not to over mix the strawberry, and blueberry together.

In a small bowl mix together water, and gelatin. Allow to bloom for 5 minutes.

Puree 2 cups Blueberries in a blender, or food processor.

In a medium-sized saucepan add blueberry puree, remaining whole blueberries, sugar, and lemon juice. Bring to a boil, and cook until juice darkens, about 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in bloomed gelatin, until well combined.

Set aside to cool for 5 minutes.

To Assemble Red White and Blue Patriotic Poke Cake

Alternate filling the holes with a stripe of strawberry filling, and then blueberry filling. Gently work filling into holes. A little swirling is ok, but be careful not to over mix the strawberry, and blueberry together.

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Hi! My name is Serena and welcome to Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch! I'm a wife, and mother to 3. A few of my favorite things are cooking, baking, dark chocolate, family game nights, and the ocean. My biggest dislike is lima beans, please don't ask for a recipe... My husband Colt regularly joins me in the kitchen and has become the primary photographer of our site. I hope you'll join us on our fun cooking adventure!